The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-06

from the city, NJ my nome IN Alexan-
dria. Ireplied that had not, but
asked rs to the purpose OF the letter
He replied that he had written me 70
destroy the instrument touching the
division OF the proceeds OF the Fourth
Taxing District, because. he said, be
had lust heard from kellogg that he
was to be appointed Collector OF the
Port, and II those blamed reporters,
to use his own language, were to get
hold Of that document they would
shell me out OF the house. / replied
General, make yourself easy on that
scsre; never in all the course OF my
life betrayed friend; but l may do Il
vet. hope you will not be the one.
"Some two or three months since |
concluded to get Gen. Badger to settle
up our old contract, SO that l told my
SON Madison to give me the paper l
had transferred to him in relation to
the general aud myself. Madison
complied at once with my rquesf,
and I Immediately forwarded the doc
umen. TO q mutual friend, @. b. kel'
logs, q lawyer, who asked Gen. Badger
IL he was
WILLING TO CONF TO A sKrrLEhKNr
In lhe premises. His reply to Mr..
Kslloge was TO the effect that there
was no such document In existence,
The generals belief vas, evidently,
that the document had been destroy -,
for the reason that on one occasion
when he asked me to do sNay with II
/ assured him that be would never
hear from il sgAin. Upon Gen.
BADGERS denial OF the document, Mr.,
KslloEg at once prodaced . copy OF it,
and upon his fkilirg 20 recogu' ne that
he Wa shown the original ilselt, AZ
this juEe3zie he replied; Wells can
not ecllexa ihiS hecAase he has com
ni,isd perjury hssors tie AorTIsar
co1aEiii@s-
ITO tbs Myse1 made reply thai
tie ca1amiIi%s Fsf4Erad 50 yAs not .
eezr1 q Gun gedAIi ziiA3lcf5on. there
.c-s I! sd spsr sgadn falsely there
Was n ptaiE-T. ! tnTtAtf seated, in
sz2v.arf 81 lhs p1sfunI ] hht tai en- N
the E.slasr. liisi The Supreme CoEri
Q. Tie CG5isA States lad ee,clkrea in
the ease "a klhaLT1, vGo hid been
krrsssSgs "a. .Gissly ilsi1.ylre heiofe q
Cor syssss IA Investigating commit
Tee. thBa Tie m56 co1.lz itse had No
power 10 ARREST, 10 Ewtfr, on 10 I'm
pFsan Witnesses. Hszcs, kloourn
was released o. tie cAkrre. and be-
Neys recovered GEnRTsS for the i'm
prisonmen1. Bat ! further remarked
that did not rely upon the kilbourn
case to SECURE me from fAlsehood. /
asked: who il the worst of-you
who defrauded friend Of his morey,
or
IwHo Committed PEsJURY2
True, you are better fixed than l am,
for you have the money TO defend you
from the law, whereas have nothing
to expect but the penitentiary.
81 then changed base, and ask ed
G. S Kellogg TO place the
document in the hands OF the law firm
OF Meesrs. Leonard, Marx d Buren,, OF
this city, with instructions that they
institute suit. Mr.. Leonard, who had
taken charge Of the case, was, it ap:
pears, absent from the city several
months, and theI eIoIe did not receive
q reply to my letter for some time.
When he did write he simply stated
that he knew OF no law governing
such contracts. l concluded, then, to
saw nothing more upon the subject
until my health would admit Of my
giving my personal attention to the
matter. Hence my visit to New Or
leans. Yesterday l called to see
Judge Leonard for the purpose OF get
ting the Original agreement as between
myself and Gen. Badger. Yesterday
Mr.. Leonard was unable to find it, al
though making a diligent search. He
told me, however, that he would re-
turn 1t today; and today he informed
my son that he would hand 1t to hin
tomorrow. AS soon as l get my hands
upon ii Gen. Badger may look out fol
the cracking OF the canes. No stsl
route hackers now; they are put GU
of existence, and God grant that they
may remain out,
81 believe il l had ialtered O.
swerved for moment from my posi-
ton as president Of the Returning
Board Tiden would have unquestion
ably been President of the Unite,
States"
A reporter OF the Times Democro
called last evening at the residence o
GRN. A. g. BADGER,
and upon informing him with regsr
to the above statement Of Gov. Welll
the General said:
"The old man must be demented
l never before heard OF all this stuff
When l left the army Wells was the
Governor OF the State. He appoints
me Master Portwarden, which wa
confirmed by the Senate, and hsv
ever since felt grateful and kindly Il
ward Gov. Wells for that act. He hs
received q great deal OF abuse an
Vilification during his public careeI
much Of which, in my opinion, Wa
undeserved, and 1 believe made Tia
old man very bitter. | cannot cor
ceive the animus of Wells iollowin
me, unless 1t be that decline
to reappoint one Of his sons i
the customs service, which be (GoV
Wells) had strongly urged. ] had n
bargain with Wells or any other men
Der Of the Returning Board, such 8
he alleges. All Obligations i ever ha
with him have been fulfilled and car
celed. Before a Congressional CON
mittee in this city he swore dlrectl
contrary to what appears In his stat
ment.
81 don't see much In that Ion
rambling statement Of his, except Q
apparent desire on the par. of himse
TO publish his rascalities to the worl
l cannot see that 1t reflects serious
on any one else. Regarding his thre
to bring suit against me, wou
state that he has submitted his case
several attorneys, who in turn ha'
mentioned the matter 10 me, and
whom have replied that it was a
surd, and that / could see nothing
1t save an attempt to blackmail."
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